by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Times on May 29, 2018. There is a continuing fight, both in the country and within the Republican Party, on the issue of immigration. There’s an anti-immigration wing that wants to slow even legal immigration, a faction that...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 8, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Times on May 1, 2018. Earlier this year, President Trump told the gathering of business and political elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that “America is open for business.” It’s true that last year’s...
by Dan Mitchell | May 11, 2017 | Blogs, Immigration, Society
Although I gave him a good grade for his first 100 days, it’s no secret that I’m not overly optimistic about the long-term policy implications of the Trump presidency. Simply stated, I fear he’ll wind up being a big-government Republican like Bush (either one) or...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 8, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society, Welfare and Entitlements
Whenever mass shootings occur, some people quickly jump to conclusions before there’s any evidence. Folks on the right are occasionally guilty of immediately assuming Islamic terrorism, which is somewhat understandable. Folks on the left, meanwhile, are sometimes...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 23, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
While the overall issue of immigration is highly controversial and emotional, I’ve explained before that everyone should be able to agree that it’s a very good idea to bring in people who can be expected to increase per-capita economic output. The good news is that we...
